Drug ideas in a snake's gorging

Updated: 2011-11-13 07:00

By Lawrence K. Altman(The New York Times)

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 Drug ideas in a snake's gorging

Fatty acids in pythons cause their organs to double in size after a meal. Such hypertrophy in humans can be beneficial. Paul Zenk / PBS Nature "Invasion of the Giant Python"

Drug ideas in a snake's gorging

Drug ideas in a snake's gorging

Drug ideas in a snake's gorging

Maria Elkin contributed reporting from Washington.

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(China Daily 11/13/2011 page11)